Post strike called off for talks

Workers were due to walk out for 24 hours

By staff and agencies

4:33PM BST 09 Aug 2007

A fresh wave of strikes by postal workers has been called off to allow new peace talks to be held.

Workers in mail centres and airports were due to walk out for 24 hours from 7pm, followed by action from different groups of employees, including delivery staff, which would have continued to hit Royal Mail services.

Members of the Communication Workers Union have been taking action for weeks after rejecting a 2.5 per cent pay offer and warning that the Royal Mail's modernisation plans will lead to the loss of up to 40,000 jobs.

The action was suspended following a meeting today between Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton and chief executive Adam Crozier and Billy Hayes and Dave Ward, leaders of the CWU.